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Gwen John manuscripts

  • GB 0210 MSGJOHN
  • Fonds
  • 1880-1972

Papers and correspondence, 1880-1972, of or relating to the artist Gwen John and including letters and diaries, exercise books and other notebooks, and sketches; together with correspondence and other papers relating to the estate of Gwen John, and photographs found amongst her papers after her death.

John, Gwen, 1876-1939

Letters,

Seven letters from Gwen John, comprising three, 1914-1926, to Augustus John, and four, 1904-1909, to his second wife, Dorelia McNeill. The letters contain personal news, including references to her work, and impressions of Paris during the First World War (ff. 9-10).

Diary,

Pocket diary, 1921-1924, of Gwen John containing jottings, mainly relating to painting and drawing.

Diary,

Pocket diary, 1923-1933, of Gwen John containing personal and religious reflections and extracts from various authors.

Diary,

Pocket diary, 1931-1935, of Gwen John containing notes, including personal reflections, notes on technique and method, and rough sketches.

Exercise book,

Exercise book, [c. 1903]-[c. 1904], of Gwen John containing notes on art history and related subjects together with transcripts of verse and prose in English, Welsh and Romani.

Exercise book,

Exercise book, 1910-1911, of Gwen John containing extracts copied from various authors, mostly philosophical and religious.

Exercise book,

Exercise book, 1910-1912, of Gwen John containing miscellaneous notes and reflections, mainly of a religious character.

Exercise book,

Exercise book, [?1910]-1912, of Gwen John containing advice on prayer and meditation copied from a printed source.

Exercise book,

Exercise book, [c. 1913]-1926, of Gwen John containing extracts copied from printed sources, mainly on literary and philosophical subjects, together with draft letters, in French, to Auguste Rodin.

Exercise book,

Exercise book, 1917-1925, of Gwen John containing notes on methodology and impressions of subjects for pictures.

Exercise book,

Exercise book, [?1920]-1930, of Gwen John containing a few impressions and sparse notes for pictures.

Exercise book,

Exercise book, 1922, of Gwen John containing extracts copied from printed sources, of a literary and devotional character.

Notebook,

Notepad, 1927, of Gwen John containing personal reflections, mainly in the form of draft letters to Vera Oumancoff.

Notebook,

Notepad, 1928, containing draft letters to Véra Oumanҫoff from Gwen John, together with personal notes and religious reflections, mainly in French.

Notebook,

Notebook, 1928-1929, containing personal reflections in the form of draft letters from Gwen John, in French to Véra Oumanҫoff, and in English to Tom Burns.

Notebook,

Notebook, c. 1927-1930, containing draft letters, in French, from Gwen John to Véra Oumanҫoff, together with extracts from Hogarth's Analysis of Beauty, translated into French.

Notebook,

Notebook, c. 1930-1932, containing personal reflections, mainly in the form of draft letters from Gwen John to Véra Oumançoff and to Chanoine A. Pierme.

Exercise book,

Exercise book, 1933, of Gwen John containing a few notes on colours and impressions of subjects for pictures.

Notes,

Notes, 1908-1930, in English and French, by Gwen John consisting mainly of personal and religious reflections, together with rough sketches.

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